Tag: Delta State

Ibori: Prosecution’s Last-Minute Ambush Fails As Judge Strikes Down What Could Have Been A Game Changer

As the assets confiscation hearing of the former Delta State Governor entered its final day, the Judge, His Honour Anthony Pitts, has rebuffed attempts by the British Crown prosecution to change the case upon which the confiscation proceedings have been built from the onset. Crown Prosecutor, Sasha Wass, in her […]

Governor Ibori hid assets in Nigeria’s Oando – British prosecutor

Jailed former Nigerian oil state governor James Ibori hid some of his assets in the oil firm Oando and money passed from the company’s accounts to Ibori’s Swiss accounts, a British prosecutor told a court on Monday. Ibori, who governed Delta State from 1999 to 2007 and influenced national politics, […]